Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 137685.015 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Forklift Mast

**Accident: 137685.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 07/29/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1545152.015	07/30/2021		Packaging Corporation Of America

At 12:30 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee was using a Hyster forklift with cla mp attachment to unload a semi trailer of recycled baled cardboard. The employee was attempting to reinstall the mast chain pin back into the cylinder when the elevated mast fell and crushed him. The employee incurred multiple broken bones and head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: crushed, equipment operator, falling object, forklift, fracture, head, industrial truck, installing, loading, lockout, lockout/tagout, machine operator, material handling, pin, powered industrial vehicle, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1545152.015	31	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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